5 gardens to see in Italy

Thursday April 27th, 2017 , Cities of Art, More than art

Parco del Castello di Miramare. Image source: https://blog.sadesign.it

GARDENS TO SEE IN ITALY: 5 ITALIAN GARDENS TO VISIT IN SPRING

Gardens to see. In my blog I often write about Italy, museums, villas and castles surrounded by large parks.
If there’s one thing I do love doing when beautiful days arrive and the air becomes warmer, it’s discovering gardens, those gardens where you can sit on the grass or where you can be catapulted back in time and relive ancient stories.

If you have already visited at least one of these gardens, you know what I mean.
On the contrary, if you have never entered one of these gardens, you’d better look into your agenda and leave as soon as you have a weekend off.
I made a list of the 5 Italian gardens you must visit.

The Palladian villas are included in the World Heritage list

Friday April 21st, 2017 , Cities of Art

Villa Almerico Capra, detta La Rotonda (Vicenza). Image source: MoseViero.it

THE PALLADIAN VILLAS: THE VILLAS INCLUDED IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST

If there’s in the world an Italian architect who, more than others, was a source of inspiration to many generations, it’s certainly Andrea Palladio and the Palladian villas are very famous.
The buildings which all over the world drew inspiration from his style, and from Europe to the USA are defined “Palladian”, prove that.

The study of classical art and buildings of ancient Rome was the starting point for Andrea Palladio, who designed a series of villas in the territory of Vicenza, which are considered the most important masterworks in history of art and architecture.
24 Palladian villas are included in the World Heritage List.

You can’t see all of them in one day, because they are scattered in the Veneto area, but you can divide your visit into more legs, and seize the chance to make a very fascinating tour of the Veneto, seeing it through Andrea Palladio’s eyes.
In this post you’ll find the full list of the Palladian villas.
Where will you start your visit from?

The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Geona

Wednesday April 19th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Museums

THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERY OF STAGLIENO IN GENOA

The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno. Genoa surprised me in many ways. It’s a city rich in history and it still houses in its Palazzi dei Rolli its history and its glorious past you can see in the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, where Genoa’s most illustrious personalities lie.

It may seem grim that I recommend a visit to a cemetery, but, maybe, this is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I’ve ever seen. A real open-air museum which had become famous for its wonderful white marbles by the 19^th century.
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5 things about Villa Borghese in Rome

Friday April 7th, 2017 , 5 Things to know, Cities of Art

Image source: studioarchihouse.wordpress.com

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT VILLA BORGHESE

Villa Borghese is the third largest public park in Rome.
It covers 80 hectares and occupies a large part of Pincian Hill and a small part of Campus Martius (Campo Marzio).
It is a huge area and contains various buildings which have various functions. Besides, this green area includes both gardens in the Italian taste and in the English taste, fountains and small lakes.

5 things to know about Villa Borghese.

READ ALSO: Fountains in Rome: 5 things to know.

Free museums: the most beautiful museums in the world

Wednesday April 5th, 2017 , Cities of Art, Museums

Image source: 10Cose.it

FREE MUSEUMS: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD

After having written what are the free museums to see in Rome and on what days and times are free museums in Milan is now time to make a list on free museums in the rest of the world.

I made a list of the most beautiful museums, the ones that really worth going to see, of course, they are also the most famous.